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Enthusiast II
April 12, 2023
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Apple Music skips/glitches

  • April 12, 2023
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Anyone else having very small skips with Apple Music on 15.2.1?  Never had this issue before. The skips are a fraction of a second and clickless. It’s not skipping to the next song, but like you removed ½ second of a song  

Seems to happen every 1-3 songs - don’t know for sure. There’s a Reddit thread on it so I must not be alone…

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Best answer by Sotiris C.

Hello @tg1, welcome back!

This could be network related. Is the audio skipping using a different music source? Does it occur while using Apple Music via the Sonos App?

If there is a wide issue regarding any Music Service on Sonos, it will be reflected in Sonos Status.

If you are able to reproduce the issue, I recommend to submit diagnostics after it occurs and reach out to our Sonos Support for live troubleshooting.

 

34 replies

Enthusiast I
May 30, 2023

While Listening To Music, My Sonos Roam randomly dropped off   again   using Airplay, I can’t re connect it to the Sonos app and nobody from Sonos tech support here in Mexico can assist me. Confirmation Number:  1 0 9 6 6 5 3 5 9 9

La discapacidad visual no es ningún impedimento, a disfrutar Bros
Enthusiast I
June 6, 2023

Thanks for not helping at all 

La discapacidad visual no es ningún impedimento, a disfrutar Bros
tg1Author
Enthusiast II
June 6, 2023

Maybe start a new thread?

Whenever my Roam disconnects, I have to power it down and restart it. Hold down the button on the back until it powers off, then restart it by holding in the same button. 

Airgetlam
June 6, 2023

Or call Sonos Support? They don’t read these forums. 

Bruce
Lyricist III
July 2, 2023

I’ve had this issue ever since the Era300’s were added to my system and the associated 15.3 (I think) software update. I don’t believe it’s network related (everyone’s first place to point the finger) as I’ve now added the same playlists to my Spotify account and (so far) not had a single issue when using the Spotify service, so as far as I can tell it’s Apple / Sonos related, not my set up. 

Just to add that I’ve since switched to Tidal as I wasn’t happy with the quality of Spotify, and haven’t had a single skip in the past month of using it, so definitely not network related. 

Trending Lyricist I
September 30, 2023

Apple Music still skipping, not network related at all.

 

Lyricist I
December 9, 2023

I’m having the same issue. It’s also very unresponsive to any volume adjustment from the app. It takes 5 to 15 seconds to respond after i make a volume adjustment. It’s getting worse and worse. I have a very fast fiber connection so it’s not a network issue. 

Airgetlam
December 9, 2023

The network most of us speak of is not the one between your modem/router and the outside world, but instead the one between the router and the speakers, which is a much more difficult number to pin down, for throughput. And certainly your experiences point to an issue in the controller communicating with the speakers, so at the least, I’d recommend powering down your Sonos, and then rebooting your router. Once the router has come back up, plug back in your Sonos, and see if the delay on commands is still there. 

If it is, I would recommend that you submit a system diagnostic within 10 minutes of experiencing this problem, and call Sonos Support to discuss it.

There may be information included in the diagnostic that will help Sonos pinpoint the issue and help you find a solution.

When you speak directly to the phone folks, they have tools at their disposal that will allow them to give you advice specific to your network and Sonos system.

Bruce
Lyricist I
January 8, 2024

i’m having the same issue. only with Apple Music. Glitchy / skipping play back when playing from my Apple TV to my sonos ray via fibre optic and using sonos controller to turn on other speakers. 

Enthusiast I
February 18, 2024

Been having the same issue for months. Other music services do not have this issue, including the likes of Qobuz, Tidal and Deezer that stream in higher quality.

 

Seems like it can’t be a very widespread problem or else we’d see a lot more reports of it. But after doing loads of troubleshooting I’m confident that my gigabit FTTP internet and strong Eero Pro 6 network are not to blame. I’ve spent ages trying different network and Sonos configurations, but for now I’ve given up. I’ll check Apple Music every now and then when I can claim a free trial, but in the meantime I’ll just use something else.

 

I think it’s an issue on Apple’s side, but I can’t explain why more people don’t encounter it.